The Chairman, Section on Public Interest and Development Law of the Nigeria Bar Association, NBA-SPIDEL, Dr. Onyekachi Ubani has threatened to drag the Federal Government of Nigeria to court if they make good their threat to ban the chewable delicacy known as Ponmo in the country as reported in the news. This is the position of the Lagos based lawyer today when news broke out that the federal government is planning to banish the delicacy from the dinning tables across the nation. Dr. Ubani insists that Ponmo is the common delicacy that is mostly enjoyed by the citizens due to…
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Again, convicted billionaire kidnap kingpin, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, alias Evans, has been sentenced to 21 years imprisonment for kidnapping one Sylvanus Hafia Ahanonu. This is the judgement of Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo of the Ikeja Special Offences Court, on Monday while sentencing him alongside a dismissed soldier Victor Aduba. The judge handed down the verdict to the defendants over the kidnapping of a businessman Sylvanus Ahamonou, collecting 420,000 dollars as ransom from the family. The judgement is without an option of fine. She convicted and sentenced Evans and Aduba to five years imprisonment on count one for the offence of conspiracy, and…
The All Progressives’ Congress, APC, Presidential Campaign Council, PCC, has challenged the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and other left-wing supporters of Labour Party, LP, to come open on their stand on the LP presidential candidate, Peter Obi’s vow to remove fuel subsidy if elected. The charge is coming just as the leadership of the organised labour under the aegis of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, on Monday, September 13, 2022, at a national retreat of the Labour Party, in Abuja, promised to mobilise its members across the 774 local government areas in Nigeria, to ensure victory for…
The Lagos State Taskforce urged motorists to avoid driving against traffic (one-way) due to the potential threat to human life and property in the State. This the Chairman of the Agency, CSP Shola Jejeloye on Friday explained, harping on several dangers inherent in driving against traffic (one-way) and harmful effects it has on not just free flow of traffic and other law abiding drivers, but on the possibilities of causing loss of lives and damage to property. He made this known to journalists at the public auctioning of seized vehicles at the Taskforce compound in Alausa, Ikeja. According to him,…
A-52-years old Akin Isaac has been having regular sex with his daughter since she was just six years old and he continued until the daughter turned 18. During this period he procured abortion for her voluntarily. But now, the long arm of the law has caught up with him and he is to spend 21 years in prison, he got the lighter sentence because he finally pleaded guilty to the charge. This is the judgement handed down by Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo of a Lagos Special Offences Court on Thursday. The judge slammed on Akin Isaac a-21-year prison sentence for defilement…
The Lagos Governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, Chief Kunle Uthman is not happy with Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry, LCCI, over what he described as selective invitation to presidential aspirants to address the nation on their plan for economy ahead of the Presidential election. Chief Uthman queries while similar invitation is not extended to the candidate of SDP, Chief Adewole Adebayo. According to him, the move is in contravention of the enabling laws calling for sanctions against LCCI. He drew comparison with the invitation to the candidates by the Nigerian Bar Association at the recently concluded Annual…
The Chairman of the Police Service Commission, PSC, Alhaji Musiliu Smith has resigned his appointment. Sources said his resignation followed the incessant face off between the PSC and the Alkali Baba-led Police over who recruits new personnel into the Force. Alhaji Musiliu Smith was a former Inspector General of and was yanked off the office during the Chief Olesegun Obasanjo’s administration. Though he has yet to tender his resignation but a source close to the former chairman said the letter was ready and would be handed over during an emergency plenary that would take place tomorrow. He is expected to…
Festus Keyamo, the Spokesperson of the All Progressives Congress, APC’s Presidential Campaign Council and Director, Public Affairs, has called on Service Chiefs and security agencies in Nigeria to place the Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi and some of his supporters on the terror watch lists. In a statement he personally signed, Keyamo said Mr. Obi and those he described as his demented supporters should be placed on the terror lists for circulating an incendiary video with a fake message by one of his supporters called Powell Glad Legbe (on his Facebook page) calling on Yorubas not…
Convicted sex offender, Olanrewaju Omiyinka James also known as Baba Ijesha is seeking bail pending his appeal. He has informed the court that he has filed an appeal before the Lagos Division of Court of Appeal. Baba Ijesha was on July 14 sentenced to 16 years in prison for defiling a minor. But on Tuesday, Baba Ijesha was in court again to seek suspended imprisonment pending appeal. His lawyer, Chukwudi Adiukwu argued that Section 51 of the Administration of Criminal Justice Law, ACJL, Lagos State 2015, empowers the court to admit the applicant to bail, either unconditionally or upon reasonable conditions. He…
The convoy of the Senator representing Anambra South Senatorial Zone at the National Assembly, Senator, Dr. Patrick Ifeanyi Ubah was attacked by suspected gunmen at Nkwo Enugwu-Ukwu, in Njikoka local Government area of Anambra State, Nigeria. According to an eyewitness account, the senator was ambushed by heavily armed assassins who opened fire on his convoy. He said some of his aides were killed including some police officers. Another source said that the senator managed to escape as his bullet proof car was riddled with bullets. Meanwhile videos of the attacked have surfaced online. In a swift reaction, theCommissioner of Police Anambra…